- Date
- June 20, 1977
- Place
- North Wales, PA · NORTH WALES, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1903FEnstrom F-28A
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770620031149A
- Case key
- 147339
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2841 77/6/20 NORTH WALES,PA ENSTROM F-28A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 2179 TIME - 1632 N1903F PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLAIRSTOWN,NJ PHILADELPHIA,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1903F
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1903FRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2012 · Enstrom F-28AAirframe modelEnstrom F-28AEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1903F · 1
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